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Keeping of chickens, 

bees in residential 

yards discussed, 

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Finding a 

successor 

District 205 makes 

its pick for next East 

Campus principal, 

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Illustration by Nancy Burgan 

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Ongoing work 

at Heritage 

Park (top 

illustration) 

and on 159th 

Street were 

among the 

many points 

the mayor 

made during 

his speech. 

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Mayor delivers his 2019 State of the Village 

Address at DiNolfo’s Banquets, Page 3 

Homer Glen Mayor George 

Yukich speaks during his 

2019 State of the Village 

Address held April 16 at 

DiNolfo’s Banquets. Thomas 

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THURSDAY 

Darth Vader Piñata 

Between April 25 and 

May 4, Homer Township 

Public Library, 14320 W. 

151st St., Homer Glen. 

The Darth Vader Piñata 

at the library is full of all 

kinds of things. Participants 

can enter a guess of 

how much for their chance 

to win Darth Vader. 

Friday 

Coffee, Donuts and a 

Movie 

10:30-11:30 a.m. April 

26, Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Indulge 

in some coffee and donuts 

while watching a film. No 

registration is necessary 

for this event. 

SATURDAY 

Lady - A Women’s Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 27, 

Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive. This 

one-day event from 22nd 

Century Media, publisher 

of the Homer Horizon, is 

to feature more than 120 

vendor booths, offering 

health tips and screenings 

for women, fashion and 

beauty, food, home decor, 

shopping, and more. Attendees 

can donate to a 

drive for formal dresses — 

First Communion, prom or 

wedding — and a blood 

drive through Vitalant. 

Free admission and parking. 

For more information, 

visit 22ndCenturyMedia. 

com/lady. 

Community Clean-Up Day! 

10 a.m.–3 p.m. April 

27, Homer Glen community. 

Residents are being 

asked to work together to 

keep the community clean 

and beautiful by helping 

to pick up litter in parks, 

along roadways, near 

business and in neighborhoods. 

A table for checking 

in will set up during 

these hours at the local 

Jewel-Osco at 14200 S. 

Bell Road, however check 

in is not required. Those 

looking to pick up supplies 

or get service hours 

should stop by the Jewel 

table to check in. For more 

information, search Homer 

Glen Cares on Facebook, 

call Village Hall at (708) 

301-0632 or email Homer 

GlenCleanup@gmail.com. 

SUNDAY 

10th Annual LTHS 

Foundation 5K Run/Walk 

8 a.m. April 28 (online 

registration ends April 24), 

at East Campus, 1333 E. 

7th Street in Lockport. The 

Lockport Township High 

School District 205 Foundation 

is hosting its 10th 

Annual 5K Run/Walk. 

Day-of-race registration 

is $30 for adults. Registration 

and packet pick-up 

begins at 7 a.m. Proceeds 

are used for LTHS student 

scholarships and mini 

grants. Register at www. 

lths.org/Page/1817. 

MONDAY 

Happy Mother’s Day 

4:15-7:30 p.m. April 

29-30 and May 1, Homer 

Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Visit the Bookmobile 

and craft a unique 

flower for mom on her 

special day. 

TUESDAY 

‘The Wizard of Oz’ and 

Tales of Wonder with 

Megan Wells 

6-7 p.m. April 30, Homer 

Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., 

Homer Glen. To celebrate 

the 100th anniversary of 

Children’s Book Week, 

award-winning storyteller 

Megan Wells will transport 

one and all to the Emerald 

City and other wondrous 

worlds. No registration. 

All ages, children under 6 

must be with an adult. 

Pizza and A Teen Movie 

6-8 p.m. April 30, 

Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Watch 

“Spider-Man: Into the 

Spider Verse” on the big 

screen while eating pizza. 

Rated PG and length of 

116 minutes. For teens in 

grades 6-12. Registration 

required. 

WEDNESDAY 

Porter Commitment Day 

During all lunch hours 

May 1, Lockport Township 

High School 1323 

E. 7th St., Lockport. To 

celebrate all senior students 

moving on to a postsecondary 

opportunity, 

LTHS is asking the students 

to fill out a graduation 

cap with their name 

and where they plan on 

attending next year and to 

wear their college, trade 

or military gear. 

UPCOMING 

Community Shredding 

Event 

10 a.m.-noon Saturday, 


Office parking lot, 14350 

W. 151st St., Homer Glen. 

The Gleaner Life Society 

and Homer Township 

Oak Arbor are sponsoring 

a free shred event to promote 

recycling. 

Free Dizziness and 

Balance Workshop 

1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, 


Public Library, 14320 W. 

151st St., Homer Glen. 

Jim Donahue, a licensed 

physical therapist from 

Goodlife Physical Therapy, 

will be discussing the 

Top 3 causes of vertigo 

and dizziness and what 

scientific treatments help 

with recovery. RSVP by 

calling (708) 645-7700 or 

email jdonahue@goodlife 

rehab.com. 

Wonders of Wildflowers 

1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 

11, Messenger Woods Nature 

Preserve, Hawthorne 

Grove Shelter, Homer 

Glen. Hike up to one mile 

and explore the beautiful 

preserve with a naturalist. 

This program is for 

ages 8 and older. Those 

interested can register by 

Thursday, May 9, by calling 

(708) 946-2216. 

Save the Dates Homer 

Community Fest 

Thursday, June 20-Sunday, 

June 23, Heritage 

Park, 14240 W. 151st., 

Homer Glen. The annual 

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Homer Community Fest 

will be held at Heritage 

Park for the first time. 

More information to 

come. 

ONGOING 

Big Tree Champions 2019 

In honor of Arbor Day, 

the Homer Glen Environment 

Committee is looking 

for the biggest trees 

in the Village of Homer 

Glen. Nominations for 

every type of living tree 

that exists are encouraged 

to be submitted. Verification 

of measurement will 

be made by the Environment 

Committee. Residents 

and stakeholders 

are encouraged to search 

in the Village of Homer 

Glen. This year’s nominations 

must surpass those 

recognized in 2018 for 

their size according to tree 

type. Applications are due 

Tuesday, April 30, and 

are available at the Homer 

Glen office or www. 

homerglenil.org. 

Heritage Village 

Noon–4 p.m. Heritage 

Village, 249 W. 2nd 

Street, Lockport. Heritage 

Village includes historical 

buildings: Wells Corner 

Schoolhouse, the Symerton 

Depot, the Greenho 

Farmhouse, the Mokena 

Jail and other small buildings. 

For more information 

or tours, call (815) 838- 

5080 or visit www.willhis 

tory.org.

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Mayor speaks on strategic planning at State of the Village 

Thomas Czaja, Editor 

After strategic planning 

was a main point 

of his speech last year, it 

again was the overarching 

theme in 2019. 

Homer Glen Mayor 

George Yukich gave his 

annual State of the Village 

Address for the fourth 

time on April 16 at Di- 

Nolfo’s Banquets. While 

the venue remained the 

same as in years past, this 

was the first time the Heritage 

Corridor Business 

Alliance, which serves 

the business communities 

of both Homer Glen and 

Lockport, organized the 

event. 

After elected officials, 

business owners and residents 

took time to mingle 

and eat lunch, Yukich 

took to the podium, early 

on in his speech reminding 

those in attendance 

the reason and importance 

behind strategic planning 

and where it currently 

stood. 

“Improving the quality 

of life for our residents 

is at the core of what the 

Village does,” Yukich 

said. “… Strategic planning 

formalizes our goals 

to ensure that Homer Glen 

continues to be the ‘community 

of choice.’” 

He went on to remind 

those gathered that last 

May, the Village began to 

implement its new strategic 

plan based on feedback 

from residents and 

businesses as a “roadmap” 

for the next several years, 

helping to set the course 

for actions taken and how 

to prioritize the budget. A 

year-long strategic process 

planning process in 

2017 and 2018 yielded 

six priorities, which again 

served as main points in 

Yukich’s speech. 

Those six points are 

intergovernmental partnerships, 

infrastructure, 

financial stability, economic 

development, recreational 

amenities and 

growth. Yukich said “critical 

initiatives” for the 

Village’s action plan this 

year will focus on three 

integral areas for economic 

development and 

growth: seeking clarity on 

the vision for the major 

commercial corridors relative 

to market opportunities, 

evaluating gaps in 

water and sanitary sewer 

infrastructure that impact 

primary development locations 

and updating sign 

regulations. 

“Just last week, the Village 

Board selected a consultant 

to assist with these 

planning initiatives,” Yukcih 

said. “The Sign Code 

update and infrastructure 

gap planning activities 

will be the first focus. The 

consultant will then concentrate 

on the Comprehensive 

Plan update that 

will include a new land 

use map and a roadmap 

for Homer Glen into the 

future. 

“This process will be 

transparent and inclusive 

and will engage the entire 

community.” 

Infrastructure 

One of the aforementioned 

six main strategic 

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points, Yukich noted the 

Village has been laying 

the groundwork for the 

future by improving the 

community’s infrastructure, 

including roads, 

water and sewer utilities 

coverage and stormwater 

drainage. 

The biggest point from 

this area was the expansion 

and reconstruction 

of 159th from Will-Cook 

Road to Gougar Road by 

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Homer Glen Village Board 

Officials continue to discuss 

regulations for chickens, bees 

Jessie Molloy 

Freelance Reporter 

The Homer Glen Village 

Board recently discussed 

and tabled a proposed ordinance 

which would set 

regulations allowing for the 

keeping of chickens and 

bees in residentially zoned 

yards. 

The proposal was put 

forth by the Environment 

Committee in 2016 following 

“numerous inquiries” 

into the issue and complaints 

by some residents 

that their neighbors are already 

partaking in the practice. 

Additionally, Big R in 

Homer Glen and Ludwig’s 

Feed Store in Lemont already 

sell materials for 

chicken keeping, as well as 

young chickens, increasing 

the likelihood of residents 

taking it up without any 

regulation. 

Currently, chickens and 

bees are only allowed to 

be kept on property that 

is zoned for agricultural 

uses (A1 and A2 zoning); 

however, the new proposal 

could allow for the limit 

keeping of these animals in 

single-family zonings (R1 

through R5). 

Before drafting the ordinance, 

Village staff contacted 

multiple communities 

which have similar 

ordinances to examine their 

regulations. These communities 

included Plainfield, 

Naperville, Elgin, Downers 

Grove, St. Charles, unincorporated 

Will County 

and Batavia. Neighboring 

cities Lockport, New 

Lenox, Frankfort, Romeoville, 

Bolingbrook and 

Tinley Park prohibit the 

keeping of chickens in 

residential neighborhoods, 

while Orland Park and Joliet 

tolerate chickens in certain 

places but do not have 

any set rules regarding their 

keeping. 

As proposed, the ordinance, 

which was recommended 

by the Plan Commission 

on March 7, would 

limit single-family homes 

to four hens per individual 

lot (roosters are prohibited) 

and would require they be 

kept in a coop, which needs 

to maintain a setback of at 

least 50 feet from all property 

lines. Coops exceeding 

50 square feet would 

require an accessory structure 

building permit like a 

shed, and no coops would 

be permitted in front yards. 

Additionally, the ordinance 

requires birds be 

contained to their owner’s 

yard, bans the outdoor 

slaughter of poultry, should 

anyone choose to use the 

chickens for meat, and prohibits 

the sale of eggs or 

meat. 

The proposal also establishes 

beekeeping as permissible 

only on lots of five 

acres or more, with a limit 

of two hives per lot. Like 

chicken coops, beehives 

would need to be set back 

at least 50 feet from all 

property lines and would 

not be permitted in front 

yards. 

Additionally, yards or 

hives containing bees 

would need to be enclosed 

by a fence at least four feet 

high, and a sign would 

need to be posted by property 

owners informing the 

public of the bees’ presence. 

Honey sales would 

be prohibited, along with 

chicken products. 

Single-family estates and 

single-family rural residential 

homes zoned E-1 

and E-2 would be eligible 

for special use permits, allowing 

them to keep more 

of the animals on their 

property based on its size, 

but would be held to all of 

the ordinance’s other standards. 

While Chief Building 

Official Joe Baber said 

the sizes and restrictions 

were proposed to prevent 

animals from becoming a 

nuisance to neighbors, the 

board was uncertain about 

the requirements. 

Some of the concerns 

voiced by Mayor George 

Yukich and the board included 

the required lot 

sizes being prohibitively 

large for many residents, 

chickens causing conflicts 

between neighbors and 

birds drawing in pests and 

predators. 

To combat pests, the ordinance 

does require that 

all feed and chicken refuse 

be stored in airtight, 

waterproof containers, and 

keepers of bees or chickens 

can be punished if their animals 

become “a nuisance,” 

though how regulation or 

punishment of these violations 

would be dealt with 

has yet to be finalized. 

“We’re working that 

out,” Baber said. “It would 

probably be a warning and 

possibly a fine. We’re hoping 

to have a lot more answers 

on this at [this past 

Tuesday’s] meeting.” 

There was no immediate 

solution offered for addressing 

Yukich’s concerns 

about an increase in coyotes 

in neighborhoods. 

The issue was to be revisited, 

and likely amended, 

at the Tuesday, April 23, 

board meeting.



Greenan named principal 

for East Campus at LTHS 

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On April 

15, the 

Lockport 

Township 

High School 

District 205 

Board of 

Education Greenan 

named John 

Greenan the new principal 

of East Campus. 

Greenan is the vice 

principal at present and is 

to replace Principal Dennis 

Hicks when he retires 

at the end of the school 

year. Greenan is a 17-year 

veteran of the district, and 

he said it is an honor to be 

named principal. 

“I am honored and humbled 

to have this opportunity 

to be part of the leadership 

team and to be the 

East Campus principal,” 

Greenan said. 

Greenan started with 

the district out of college 

and was first hired as a 

social studies teacher and 

basketball coach. Since 

then, he has worked at 

both the Central Campus 

and the East Campus. 

But Greenan has been 

a fan of the district even 

before he worked there, he 

said. 

“My dad was a graduate 

of Lockport, and I was always 

hearing from my dad 

and my dad’s friends about 

how much pride they have 

in Lockport [Township] 

High School,” he said. 

Since then, he has come 

to understand that pride. 

“Throughout my 17 

years, I’ve been able to see 

the reason why so many 

people have great pride 

in the school district,” he 

said. 

Greenan said he does 

not foresee any specific 

challenges or needs for the 

school that he will address 

as principal, aside from 

those needs common to 

all schools, namely public 

safety and social media 

education. 

“The challenge of providing 

a climate of school 

safety and culture is vital,” 

he said. “We need to continue 

to promote the fact 

that we have a safe school, 

and that we have people 

here ready and willing to 

help. We want this to be a 

safe school environment.” 

Greenan was selected in 

part by incoming Superintendent 

Robert McBride, 

and, in a media statement, 

McBride praised Greenan’s 

history with the district. 

“Dr. Greenan is an excellent 

selection as principal 

of the East Campus 

because he is both present 

and has presence,” Mc- 

Bride said in the statement. 

“He has the knowledge 

and experience to lead the 

campus, and he also has 

the demeanor, confidence 

and connection with students, 

staff and parents 

necessary in the principal 

role. 

“At each stage in the 

many stages of the selection 

process, Dr. Greenan 

excelled, impressing interviewers 

with his knowledge 

of instruction, school 

operations, campus safety 

and vision for the future. 

He conveyed a true sense 

of servant leadership, combined 

with a clear sense of 

direction.” 

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all Illinois residents 

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the Illinois Department of 

Transportation, which the 

mayor said is now 75 percent 

completed. 

“The 2019 construction 

season is getting underway,” 

Yukich said. “IDOT 

is now projecting substantial 

completion of the new 

four-lane configuration by 

the end of this year.” 

Yukich added the Village 

will enhance the corridor 

with new signage 

and landscaping in the 

future and thanked residents 

for their cooperation 

with the construction and 

encouraged all to keep 

supporting the local businesses 

on that street. 

Elsewhere, Yukich said 

the construction of the 

Fiddyment Creek Sanitary 

Sewer located primarily 

within Forest Preserve 

District of Will County 

property between Cedar 

and Gougar Roads is 

about 80 percent completed, 

and that the construction 

of the $1.3-million 

dollar 159th Street water 

main is completed. 

As for drainage, the 

Village compiled a list 

of more than 50 drainage 

issues, small to large 

and ranked them by various 

criteria. The Village 

contracted engineering 

firm HR Green to prepare 

plans, specifications and 

cost estimates for the Village’s 

2019 Drainage Improvement 

Program, trying 

to top work on the top 

four projects from the list. 

The drainage issues 

for the 2019 program are 

located in the Meadowcrest, 

Stadtler Ridge Estates, 

Country Woods and 

Chickasaw Hills (5C and 

6) subdivisions, the mayor 

said. 

Financial stability 

The mayor once again 

touted “a lot of good 

news” for the Village’s finances. 

Sales tax receipts for the 

year though this March 

are up 2.1 percent from 

the same period last year, 

with the Village on pace 

to get $3.4 million from 

the 1 percent sales tax by 

the end of the fiscal year. 

Additionally, the Village’s 

$8.9-million general operating 

budget is forecasted 

an operating surplus for 

the current fiscal year, 

with the upcoming fiscal 

year 2020 forecasted to 

have a $420,000 projected 

general operating fund 

surplus. 

“This budget will support 

outstanding services 

and significant public 

park and stormwater improvements,” 

Yukich said. 

Two other new things 

of note are a 5 percent 

cost reduction in the 

contract with the Will 

County Sheriff’s Office, 

netting $200,000 in savings 

for the Village in 

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the fiscal year 2020 budget, 

as well as the Village 

making its last payment 

with the Meijer incentive 

agreement in the budget 

for the next fiscal year. 

As a result, in fiscal year 

2021, the Village will receive 

and keep all of the 

1 percent sales tax generated 

from the local Meijer, 

which amounts to saving 

the Village $270,000 each 

year. 

Economic development 

Another main point was 

— and always is — economic 

development. 

According to Yukich, 

Homer Glen welcomed 46 

new single-family homes 

in town last year and has 

issued 259 new home permits 

the last five years. He 

also mentioned the new 

The Square at Goodings 

Grove development of 76 

townhomes and roughly 

3.9 acres of commercial 

frontage for the new walkable, 

mixed-use community 

north of Home Depot. 

The Square should be 

breaking ground soon, he 

said. 

In the last year, Yukich 

said Homer Glen has welcomed 

12 new businesses, 

and that Taco Bell will 

soon join Dollar Tree and 

O’Reilly Auto Parts in the 

ongoing development of 

Homer Glen Bell Plaza. A 

Pizza Hut and HoneyCuts, 

a haircut business for men 

and boys, were also announced 

as coming soon 

to town. 

Recreational amenities 

As for the top priority 

of recreational activities, 

the much-discussed Heritage 

Park has remained a 

primary focus of the past 

year. The park, officially 

opened to the public last 

summer after its Phase I 

completion, currently has 

its Active Core section 

still under construction, 

which is to open this summer, 

per the mayor. 

This seven-acre area in 

the park’s center is to be 

geared for recreation opportunities 

for all ages, 

including things like a nature-themed 

play area, pavilion, 

bocce ball courts, 

tennis courts, pickeball 

courts and sand volleyball 

courts. 

“The 103 acres of Heritage 

Park offer countless 

possibilities,” Yukich said 

“We have contracted with 

an architectural firm to 

provide schematic design 

for the future phases of 

the park. These designs 

will inform the board as 

we continue to develop a 

world-class park.” 

Besides Heritage Park, 

Yukich said the Village 

recognizes there is still a 

need for parks in neighborhoods 

throughout 

Homer Glen. 

“The Parks & Recreation 

Committee has discussed 

potential future 

park locations, and the 

board will continue to 

consider opportunities to 

develop open play areas 

for our residents,” he said. 

In closing 

Yukich closed his speech 

by noting Homer Glen was 

“a great and safe community” 

with “much to be 

proud of.” He encouraged 

everyone to continue to 

shop local and be active 

participants in Village initiatives 

moving forward. 

Mary and Wayne Fairbrother 

live in the Dawnwood 

subdivision in Homer 

Glen, where Wayne is 

the longtime president 

of the homeowner association. 

They attended the 

State of the Village both as 

residents and on behalf of 

the subdivision to hear the 

latest on what is going on. 

After the speech, Wayne 

said they have been and 

were again impressed with 

the financial responsibility 

and economic development 

of Homer Glen. 

“We’ve attended [State 

of the Village] before, and 

I’ve been impressed with 

the financial responsibility 

of Homer Glen, the economic 

development, how 

they treat resident businesses,” 

Wayne said. “It’s 

basically what I’d call an 

honest town.” 

The Fairbrothers, who 

have lived in Dawnwood 

about 20 years, said they 

like what Homer Glen has 

to offer, and that others 

who move into their community 

also are impressed 

with the town. 

“We monitor the Village, 

and we take issue with 

anything we don’t like, 

and we are always treated 

with respect,” Wayne said. 

Everything is open to the 

public. We like that kind 

of leadership. … We like 

the economic development 

and coming in of businesses 

and restaurants. 

“… We are growing 

with the Village, and that’s 

what we like.” 

Glenn Pasiewicz, executive 

director of the Heritage 

Corridor Business 

Alliance, said they continue 

to be excited about 

the partnership between 

Homer Glen and Lemont 

forged officially earlier 

this year. 

“Today, it was nothing 

but positive news from 

Mayor Yukich, and we are 

excited to be a part of that 

and anything we can do 

to help economic development 

not only here in 

Homer Glen, but Lemont, 

as well,” Pasiewicz said. 

Another part of the end 

of Yukich’s address echoed 

once more that theme of 

unity. 

“The Village trustees 

and I are happy to work 

with each of you here today 

as we continue to create 

Homer Glen’s bright 

future,” Yukich said. 

To view the mayor’s full 

speech and slide presentation, 

visit www.homer 

glenil.org/CivicAlerts. 

aspx?AID=461.



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Porterbots members share their skills at Makerfest 

Mary Compton 


Children attending Chicago 

Southland Makerfest 

could nott wait to get to 

the Porterbots 4292 booth. 

Making Play-Doh circuits, 

a few Lockport 

Township High School 

students volunteered their 

time March 30 to teach 

young students about science, 

technology and engineering. 

LTHS student and 

member of the Porterbots 

4292 Chance Tyler was 

thrilled to be teaching 

grade school students. 

“I’m here today to share 

the knowledge of STEM,” 

Tyler said. “I’m showing 

kids about electricity 

making Play-Doh circuits 

and showing them the 

robot we built. I helped 

build the arm mechanism. 

I’m pursuing a career in 

robotics, so this is great 

experience.” 

This was the fifth year 

for Chicago Southland 

Makerfest, which was 

held in Mokena. The 

Porterbots 4292 were one 

of 30 exhibitors featuring 

from building circuit 

boards to making 3-D 

objects. 

LTHS teacher Jeff Brown (right) shows Jack Fisher the 

robot made by Lockport Township students. 

Leading the Lockport 

Township students was 

Jeff Brown, tech education 

teacher and robotics 

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next year at [Lockport 

Township High School] 

in robotic engineering,” 

Brown said. “Because I 

teach engineering [and] 

[computer-aided design], 

my schedule is full, so 

it will be someone else 

teaching the class. 

“Today, we brought 

some small engineering 

projects for the kids 

to make. We brought our 

competition robot we 

made this year. The robot 

is always named Lenny. 

Every year, it’s a little 

more challenging and a 

little bit different. Lenny 

[has a] 120-inch perimeter 

and [is] about three feet 

high. This year’s challenge 

was plastic panels 

putting them on rocket 

ships.” 

As Brown spoke, a line 

LTHS teacher Jeff Brown shows Sarah Margalus and her 2-year-old son, Jayson, 

a robot put together by Lockport students March 30 during Makerfest in Mokena. 

Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media 

Lockport Township sophomore Chance Tyler (right) helps Logan Berg make a small 

project using Play-Doh as Chance’s mother, Maggie, watches. 

of kids were waiting to 

operate Lenny. Porterbots 

4292 is the first robotics 

competition team based in 

Lockport. 

“We’re called robotics, 

but it actually is an 

after-school engineering 

program,” Brown said. 

“Think of all the stuff that 

is designed and built out 

there. It takes engineering 

to do that. We train students 

to learn engineering 

using computers. We 

have students specializing 

in programs, we have the 

builders and the manufacturers. 

We have a pneumatic 

system every year 

on our robot. We started 

this eight years ago to 

get the kids interested in 

STEM.”

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Lockport Township High 

School 

Freshmen recognized on 

high honor roll 

LTHS Class of 2022 first 

semester high honor roll 

includes: Peyton Abdel- 

Razik, Vanessa Aguirre, 

Jacob Ahrens, Maryam 

Ajibola, Janae Alexander, 

Tammer Ali, Angel 

Almazan, Alvaro Alvarez, 

Michelle Alvarez Martinez, 

Elizabeth Anderson, 

Alyssa Andrews, Jasmyn 

Annan, Hannah Applebee, 

Emilio Arias, Kamryn 

Atzman, Nicolette Auriemma, 

Aldona Babel, Jennifer 

Babica, Angelica Bafia, 

Courtney Baker, Leah 

Baker, William Belczak, 

Reese Benda, Aria Beno, 

Cristi Bentley, Julia Berglund, 

Jorie Bielik, Georgina 

Bielski, Lauryn Biggus, 

Cierra Bilotto, Allison 

Bobek, Hannah Boetscher, 

Hayley Bogdan, Jacob 

Boniecki, Arianna Borla, 

Isabella Bozen, Christina 

Byers, James Calvert, Victoria 

Campbell, Sophia 

Carrozza, Katelyn Cavallo, 

Iris Cazares, Alexis 

Ceballos, Carmen Joanne 

Chavez, Sarah Chlebek, 

Christopher Christian- 

Hunter, Grace Christopher, 

Alexis Churchill, Henry 

Cichowski, Mikayla Edrianne 

Cocjin, Jacob Collins, 

Logan Collom, Lauren 

Connelly, Paul Contreras, 

Nicholas Costello, Dominic 

Crapia, Andrew Crosby, 

Angelica Cruz, Giovan 

Cullotta, Katherine Cunningham, 

Ellie Curtis, Gabriel 

Czako, Adam Daki, 

Reagan Davidson, Ashley 

DeBlecourt, Cameryn De- 

Blecourt, Nicole DeLeon, 

Kyra DeNormandie, James 

Derrig, Phoebe Diamond, 

Anelise DiGiovanni, Anna 

Domina, Dayna Dominguez, 

Daniel Doyle, Noah 

Drebing, Lucas Dunlap, 

Ryan Durbin, Ryann Dykstra, 

Cameron Edenburn, 

Sandra Eigenbauer, Emma 

Ericson, Charlotte Fahrner, 

Dana Fakhreddine, Alex 

Farkasch, Michael Faybik, 

Madeline Felonk, Kathleen 

Fennessy, Eileen Ferriter, 

Anthony Ficek, Gabriela 

Fiedor, Kevin Fleming, 

Megan Flemming, Grace 

Flynn, Emma Forbes, Emily 

Formella, Nolan Foster, 

Hope French, Francesca 

Frieri, Emma Fry, Nicholas 

Fudala, Emily Gad, Kennedy 

Galloy, James Gannon, 

Antonio Garcia Moreno, 

Willow Raistlin Garrett, 

Dominik Gasienica, Emily 

Gattone, Ashley Gibbs, 

Lynsey Glenn, Braeden 

Goebbert, Olivia Gorgol, 

Kristian Goss, Mary Elizabeth 

Greenlaw, Gavin Gucwa, 

Bredge Gutierrez, 

Julia Habas, Zoe Halatek, 

Claire Hamaker, Andrew 

Handzel, Michael Hasso, 

Alexander Heidelberg, 

Samantha Hernandez, Teresa 

Hernandez-Gonzalez, 

Kendal Herschbach, Hanan 

Heshmeh, Cheyanne 

Hill, Natalie Homerding, 

Joseph Houlihan, Emilia 

Hughes, Myah Hughes, 

Emily Jackowiak, Narjis 

Jafferi, Megan Janik, 

Edgaras Jarusevicius, Jumana 

Jawhar, Tyler Jenczmionka, 

Milca Jimenez, 

Douglas Johnson, Rodrigo 

Juarez Ovallos, Emilia 

Jurzyk, John Kajmowicz, 

Nathan Karpiesz, Blake 

Kashark, Ahmad Kawash, 

Rebecca Kazmierczak, 

Natalie Keltner, Brandon 

Kemp, Madison Kesteloot, 

Morgan Kesteloot, Kyle 

Kevish, Nicole Kijania, 

Derek Kind, Cora Kleber, 

Paige Knight, Jessia Knippenberg, 

Hannah Kofira, 

Nicholas Korosa, Maya 

Kosieniak, Grace Kozuch, 

Abigail Kreczmer, Gwennyth 

Kriha, Michal Kuderski, 

Jacqueline Kuffel, 

Isabel Kwak, Polixeni 

Lavvas, Kaitlyn Lesczynski, 

Gabriella Lewis, Allison 

Leyden, Brian Leyden, 

Rebecca Leyden, Meadow 

Limoncello, Ryan Little, 

Evan Litynski, Margaret 

Livesey, America Lopez- 

Buendia, Andrew LoPresti, 

Emma Mackin, Caroline 

Maier, Colin Majewski, 

Sophia Marcial, Kasey 

Markusic, Patrick Marshall, 

Michal Marszalek, 

Anthony Martens, Matthew 

Martinez, Vanessa 

Martinez, Allison Mateja, 

Eliza Mattson, Sarah Matuszek, 

John McCormick, 

Lauren McGowan, Ashley 

Mendelson, Jazmin Bianca 

Mendoza, Cheri Michalek, 

Matas Mikuckas, 

Monika Mikuckas, Olivia 

Milker, Patricia Miszczak, 

Kailyn Mitchell, Joshua 

Mladic, Dylan Morgan, 

Jessica Mueller, Thomas 

Mula, Dominick Mulica, 

Vielka Munoz, Payton Myers, 

Jessica Nosalik, Ariana 

Novak, Colin OBoyle, Emily 

OBoyle, Abigail Obradovic, 

Lindsay Oldendorf, 

Mikenna OLeary, Michaella 

Olegario, Emma Olsick, 

Alyssa Olson, Gabriela 

Olszanski, Savana Ortiz, 

Zachary Ottolino, Lucas 

Pajeau, Vincent Palumbo, 

Leah Panozzo, Dennis 

Papafotopoulos, Brinda 

Parikh, Alexander Pastrana, 

Sarah Pavela, Noah 

Peake, Carly Pearson, Naomi 

Pentell, Anthony Perez, 

Maxwell Pericak, Lauren 

Petraski, Ashley Phillips, 

Hannah Pietrzycki, Ema 

Pilelis, Kenadee Pitchford, 

Alex Podczerwinski, Emily 

Pogwizd, Rachel Pokorski, 

Alexis Poulos, Emma 

Punter, Nathan Quinn, 

Nicole Radulski, Skylar 

Rahn, Mireyna Ramos, 

Amber Ranney, Isabella 

Rarick, Madison Renfro, 

Carly Ringelsten, Benjamin 

Roark, Keegan Roberson, 

Adrienne Rodriguez, 

Miriam Rodriguez, Isaiah 

Rogers, Nicolette Rose, 

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I don’t have an iPod, but I do 

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What is one thing people don’t 

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People may not know that I 

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Whom do you look up to and 

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I look up to a few people, one 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Hollywood Casino 

Amphitheatre seeks 

additional sales of liquor 

at venue 

Patrons of the Hollywood 

Casino Amphitheatre 

may soon have more 

ways to purchase alcohol. 

The Tinley Park Village 

Board voted 5-0 on April 

16 to direct the Village attorney 

to draft an ordinance 

that would amend the liquor 

license classifications 

for the concert venue. 

A vote on final approval 

of the ordinance is expected 

during the board’s first 

meeting in May. 

Per the request, representatives 

from Hollywood 

Casino Amphitheatre 

and Legends Music 

LLC, are asking for changes 

to the venue’s Class I 

and J licenses. 

Changes to the Class I license 

would include allowing 

for the sale of alcohol 

within the fence line and 

at two designated points 

of sale; within a secured, 

temporarily fenced-in area 

for events during which allday 

concerts are playing in 

the parking lot; and within 

an extended fence line outside 

of Gate 4 (and possibly 

Gate 3, if attendance is 

more than 23,000). 

Other changes to the 

Class I license would allow 

for the sale of wine in 

recyclable cans and wine 

coolers up to 25 ounces, 

as well as mobile vendors 

selling alcohol in the lawn 

section. 

Changes to the Class J 

license would include the 

sale of wine in recyclable 

cans and of wine coolers 

up to 25 ounces. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit TinleyJunction. 

com. 

9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, April 27 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

New health fair gets 

Sandburg students 

socializing 

Sean Airola cannot help 

himself when it comes to 

revamping what physical 

education and health can 

mean for high schoolers. 

After last year unveiling 

a more tech-heavy 

curriculum to update 

physical education for 

2018, Airola — Sandburg 

High School’s division 

chairman for physical education, 

health and sports 

medicine — was sitting 

on the pool deck, thinking 

about how he could 

improve mental and social 

well-being education 

as the next step forward, 

as the mind and body are 

“one big whole.” 

And Sandburg’s inaugural 

Mental-Emotional-Social 

Health Fair was born. 

The fair kicked off the 

MAIN STAGE SESSION SCHEDULE 

Presented by Women’s Healthcare of Illinois 

9:10–9:30 a.m. Fit 4 Mom fitness demo 

9:30–10 a.m. Yoga with Yoga 360 

10–11 a.m. A Musical Floral Experience with George Mitchell, Mitchell’s Flowers & Events 

11-11:30 a.m. Small Talk - an inspiring story from Rachel McCurdy, owner of The Talking Shirt 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. “Life Happens Laugh Anyway” with the Laugh Anyway Mom 

12–12:30 p.m. The Sky's the Limit - A Conversation with Chicago Sky Assistant Coach Bridget Pettis 

COOKING DEMO SCHEDULE 

Presented by Women’s Healthcare of Illinois 

9:15–9:45 a.m. Chef Tom Grotovsky, The Unforgettable Chef 

9:50–10:20 a.m. Chef Ken Thompson, Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts 

10:25–10:55 a.m. Chef Ruben L. Pazmino, Rubi Agave Latin Kitchen, Tequila and Whiskey Bar - Homer Glen 

11–11:30 a.m. Chef Linda Aceves, Cacao Cafe 

11:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Chef Matt Mitchell and Managing Partner Ed Nemec, Dancing Marlin 

12:15–12:45 p.m. Chef Reginald Moncur, Tin Fish Restaurant 

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morning of Thursday, April 

18, with a keynote presentation 

from Karissa Kouchis, 

a Sandburg graduate 

who now works with Tony 

Robbins. She spent time 

in the school’s Performing 

Arts Center teaching students 

how they can harness 

and focus their emotions to 

achieve their goals. 

That was a goal of the 

program as a whole: to 

take students at an age 

when their chemistry and 

emotions are changing, 

and give different personalities 

the chance to interact, 

open up to one another 

and feel comfortable with 

themselves. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Lincoln-Way West 

students taking advantage 

of personal finance class 

Seniors as well as some 

underclassmen have utilized 

Lincoln-Way West’s 

personal finance class to 

give them a head start 

when they leave high 

school. 

The class is offered district-wide. 

Taught by Brian Glynn 

at West, with accompanying 

videos from financial 

school 

From Page 9 

Rybicki, Tanya Sacinski, 

Nadia Salcik, Trevor Salutric, 

Hernan Sanchez Marin, 

Madeline Sanford, Ronald 

Schiek, Dylan Schmutzler, 

Emma Schmutzler, Madelyn 

Schuldt, Vanessa Scialabba, 

Hope Seifert, Darrany 

Sem, Kara Shields, 

Sydney Shields, Cassandra 

Shore, Katelyn Siadak, 

Victoria Smith, Elizabeth 

Sochacki, Cole Spizzirri, 

Benjamin Staley, Cassidy 

guru Dave Ramsey, students 

have been learning 

about saving and spending 

money, managing loans, 

insurance plans, investments, 

and more. 

Ramsey is a personal 

money-management expert 

and a national radio 

host. He has seven bestselling 

books. And though 

Ramsey is a trusted voice, 

what he says is not always 

a hard and fast rule, and 

Glynn makes sure his students 

understand multiple 

points of view of personal 

finance. 

The class is offered at no 

cost to the school, as the 

workbooks and videos are 

provided through Jackson 

Charitable Foundation. 

Reporting by Sean Hastings, 

Editor. For more, visit New 

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FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Putting down roots: 

Mokena Fellowship Center 

seeks permanent home 

The concept of “home” 

is a universal one. The idea 

conjures feelings of comfort, 

safety and familiarity. 

It is something that we, as 

a species, hold dear. 

To that end, Mokena 

Fellowship Center is to 

hold a fundraiser from 1-5 

p.m. May 4 at Lincolnway 

Stangel, Megan Stevens, 

Mia Stillo, Michael Strahanoski, 

Kaira Stricklin, 

Matthew Strom, Catherine 

Suchocki, Danielle Sulich, 

Aaron Sullivan, Sean Svoboda, 

Dania Sweis, Steven 

Szpicki, Seja Taha, Megan 

Tanquilut, Sydney Thies, 

Christa Thomas, Mark Tor, 

Demetria Tsiros, Sofija 

Tunkevicius, Paulina Ulinskas, 

Jordan Ulrich, Skylar 

Ulrich, Michael Ungaro, 

Aaron Paul Vales, Jordyn 

Vanoni, Alexander Vassilakis, 

Nicholas Vassilakis, 

Christian Church in New 

Lenox. 

The fundraiser, dubbed 

Rock n’ Recovery, is 

scheduled to feature local 

bands, raffles, Smokin’ Z 

BBQ food truck and a children’s 

zone. 

Mokena Fellowship 

Center has been around for 

more than 27 years. The 

not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization 

offers Alcoholics 

Anonymous meetings 

from 5 a.m.-8 p.m. seven 

days a week to serve as a 

home for those who battle 

with addiction. 

The Fellowship Center 

has had multiple homes 

over the years and is currently 

located at 11137 W. 

191st St. in Mokena. 

The goal the past eight 

years has been to raise 

money for the Fellowship 

to purchase its own oneacre 

piece of land to offer 

those who depend on the 

fellowship of others their 

own nook in the community, 

according to Mokena 

Fellowship Center Past- 

President Donald Person. 


and to purchase tickets for 

Rock n’ Recovery, visit 

aamokenafellowship.org 

or call (815) 302-9219. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer 

III, Editor. For more, visit 

MokenaMessenger.com. 

Dylan Vilcek, Emily Villasenor, 

Charlotte Vollmer, 

Eva Warner, Emmalie 

Wasilewski, Alexandra 

Way, Carter Weidemann, 

Grace Weisner, Samantha 

Weisner, Grace Whitman, 

Nathan Williams, Connor 

Wilson, Mackenzie Wilson, 

Reese Young, Trevor 

Zacek, Jakob Zajkowski, 

Daniel Zeglen and Adam 

Zidan. 

Compiled by Editor Thomas 

Czaja, tom@homerhorizon. 

com.

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Thomas Czaja 

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Each year, you, like 

many other Americans, 

may sit down 

in front of the television 

and watch the State of the 

Union Address delivered 

by the president to Congress. 

In their long speech, the 

president will cover a variety 

of topics important to 

citizens, recognize a number 

of individuals and as 

best as one can in a single 

address hit main points for 

what has recently passed 

and what is on the horizon 

to come. 

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and comes with much 

pageantry, scrutiny by 

pundits, and, yes, plenty 

of standing and clapping 

throughout the speech. 

On a local level, the 

Village of Homer Glen 

has an annual State of the 

Village Address. While 

the State of the Union 

Address no doubt shapes 

larger aspects of the country 

and things that impact 

us, the local one involves 

points like economic 

development and infrastructure, 

work residents 

see firsthand when driving 

through and living in the 

community. 

The mayor each year 

hits on everything from 

finances to parks to other 

topics. Each year, we put 

the State of the Village 

Address on the news 

cover, because I feel it is 

an important summarization 

of everything going 

on in the Village, with a 

lot covered. And while 

our coverage of it always 

tries to be a thorough recap, 

I would nonetheless 

encourage everyone to 

go to the link at the end 

of the story and read the 

address online fully for 

themselves. 

Granted, I know not 

everyone is into politics, 

and the idea of reading a 

longer speech may not be 

something they initially 

think to do. But topics 

in there — the 159th 

Street roadwork, Heritage 

Park, new businesses to 

the community, etc. — I 

know these are subjects 

residents hear a lot about 

and wonder about the 

latest on, and so I think it 

is worth taking the time to 

brush up on what is going 

on. 

As noted in the story 

itself, the theme for the 

last couple State of the 

Village speeches has been 

working with residents 

and business owners to 

come up with strategic 

planning initiatives. Yes, 

those main initiatives have 

already been decided on 

as a blueprint, but the 

Village’s work is never 

done, and it will always 

continue to need direction 

and input as it continues 

to grow. 

There is always a 

chance to help shape 

one’s community, whether 

through volunteering, supporting 

local businesses 

or becoming involved 

through attending meetings 

or asking questions of 

elected officials or anyone 

at the Village. 

Another thing worth 

mentioning again is that 

residents can also attend 

the State of the Village. 

While that may not be for 

everyone, and it can be 

viewed online, the chance 

to be there and hear the 

message and speak with 

the mayor or anyone else 

after is there for those interested. 

The Fairbrothers, 

who are mentioned in the 

story on this year’s State 

of the Village Address on 

Page 3, are two examples 

of residents who do so 

and feel they keep getting 

something out of it. 

Whether State of the 

Union or State of the 

Village, national or local, 

these speeches have no 

shortage of talking points 

and moments worth 

checking out. 

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16 | April 25, 2019 | the homer horizon faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 

(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen) 

Registration Open for 

Vacation Bible School 

2019 

Registration is open for 

the July 8-11 Vacation 

Bible School 2019. This 

year’s theme is “God is 

Pixar.” 

Nursery for Children 

9:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30 

p.m. Wednesdays. Parishioners 

may use the nursery 

for their children up to age 

3 during services. There is 

a Kids Klub for children 

in grades 4-5 during the 

service. 

Bible Study 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

Open to anyone ready 

to discuss the Bible. 

Christian Life Church 

(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. 

Thursday Service 

7:30 p.m. 

EDGE Youth Service 

7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. 

Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish 

(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen) 

Our Mother of Good 

Counsel Feast Day 

Friday, April 26. 

Pro-life Women’s Centers: 

A Safety Net for Babies 

and Families 

7 p.m. Monday, May 

6, The Knowledge and 

Prayer Series has announced 

its May program, 

which will feature 

the three most prominent 

Pro-Life Women’s Centers 

in the Chicago area 

in a joint presentation 

A Safety Net for Babies 

and Families. Peg Brunk, 

from The Women’s Centers 

of Greater Chicagoland, 

Mary Griffith, from 

Waterleaf Women’s Center, 

and Kelley Seifert, 

from Aid for Women, will 

be the presenters. 

Daily Mass 

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Weekend Mass 

5 p.m. Saturday 

8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. 

Sunday 

Confessions 

4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays; 

9:30-10:15 a.m. Sundays; 

8:30 a.m. every first Friday 

Council of Catholic Women 

7 p.m. Second Tuesday 

of the month. 

Women of the parish 

meet to discuss its needs. 

The group also hosts a 

monthly charity bake 

sale. 

St. Bernard Parish 

(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen) 

St. Bernards Kids’ Choir 

4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays. 

All children in grades 

first through eighth are 

welcome to join choir. 

A permission slip to join 

can be obtained through 

Julie Kane at the table by 

the church exit or through 

one’s RE teacher. 

Weekday Worship 

9:30 a.m. weekdays. 

Communion Service on 

Thursdays. 

Weekend Worship 

4:30 p.m. Saturdays. 

8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 

and 11:30 a.m. every 

Sunday. 

In Memoriam 

Jessie Alderden 

Jessie F. Alderden, 

99, of Homer Glen, died 

April 15. She is survived 

by her children, James 

(Judith) Alderden, Lynnay 

Kallemeyn, Leona 

(Gladys) VandeVusse and 

John (Joan) Alderden; her 

12 grandchildren; her 31 

great-grandchildren; and 

her four great-great grandchildren. 

Services were 

held April 20 at Colonial 

Confession 

3:30-4:15 p.m. First 

and third Saturday of the 

month. Confessions are 

also available upon request 

at any time. 

Community Choir Practice 

7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays. 

Parish members ages 16 

and older may join the 

choir. The choir needs 

vocalists and instrumentalists. 

For more information, 

join the weekly 

rehearsal or contact the 

music director, Julie 

Kane, after Mass on Sundays. 

Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church 

(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen) 

Sunday Services 

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 

a.m. Sunday School. For 

more information, call 

(708) 645-0652. 

Adult Bible Study 

9-9:45 a.m., first and 

third Sundays of the 

month 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Alex Ivanisevic at 

a.ivanisevic @22ndcentury 

media.com or call (708) 

326-9170 ext. 15. Information 

is due by noon Thursday 

one week prior to publication. 

Chapel in Orland Park. 

Burial private at Evergreen 

Cemetery in Evergreen 

Park. In lieu of flowers, 

memorials to Providence 

Hospice appreciated. 

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like to honor? Email 

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LTHS color guard reminisces on recent successes 

Auditions for next 

season to take 

place next week 

Alex Ivanisevic 

Assistant Editor 

Spinning flags and taking 

titles, Lockport Township 

High School Color 

Guard has had a season 

full of accomplishments. 

Having just wrapped up 

its 2018-2019 season, the 

LTHS color guard junior 

varsity and varsity teams 

look back on recent competitions, 

titles earned and 

improvements made as 

they looks forward to upcoming 

auditions for next 

season. 

John Collier, the LTHS 

color guard director for the 

past four years and seventh-grade 

science teacher 

at Jane Addams Middle 

School in Bolingbrook, 

proudly listed off the highlights 

of the season. 

“The varsity team went 

undefeated and received 

first place at all of the local 

competitions; at the Chicago 

Regional, they received 

second place, and then at 

the world championships, 

they scored eighth place 

out of 140 teams, which 

was our highest achievement 

that we’ve ever been 

able to accomplish,” he 

said. “In addition to those 

feats, the Varsity Winter 

Guard was named the 

2019 Scholastic A Midwest 

Color Guard Circuit 

Champion for the first time 

in school history. 

“The JV winter team 

earned second place, their 

highest ever, in the scholastic 

class AA at the 2019 

Midwest color guard circuit 

championship.” 

One could say the 

team’s hard work paid off 

as color guard balances a 

nearly year-round schedule 

with both a fall guard 

that is with the marching 

band and winter guard 

which is on its own, with 

competitions leading into 

April. 

Collier said there are 

typically 52 students on 

the fall guard, and about 

35 students on the winter 

guard between the varsity 

and JV levels. 

“We have been the largest 

color guard team in the 

state for quite some years,” 

he said, adding that the 

winter guard varsity team 

this year had 18 students, 

and JV had 16. 

The color guard rehearsed 

from 4-9 p.m. on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

this year, and typically 

they would have eighthour 

Saturday rehearsals. 

Although there are about 

the same number of competitions 

throughout the 

fall season as there are 

in the winter season, the 

fall color guard rehearsal 

schedule is more strenuous 

during the “extremely 

competitive” marching 

band season, as Collier 

described it, so the team 

had practice five days per 

week. 

“The color guard is yearround, 

so we really only 

have three weeks off, and 

then we start up again,” 

Collier said. “We’ll have 

training camps in May, and 

we already have auditions 

coming up on April 29 and 

30 for next year.” 

Katie Mahoney, assistant 

director of the color 

guard team for four years 

and a junior at North 

Central College in Naperville, 

is looking forward 

to the auditions at the end 

of this month because she 

The 2019 Lockport Township High School Varsity Winter Guard was named the Midwest Color guard Circuit 

Scholastic A Champions. Photo submitted 

feels the number of freshmen 

on the team have “a 

strong liking for color 

guard will tell friends 

about what an awesome 

activity it is.” 

Mahoney feels that the 

team’s recent performances 

have given them a better 

reputation and this year 

has helped the teammates 

to progress and become 

more comfortable as they 

perform. 

“I’m super proud of the 

team’s accomplishments 

and am excited to see the 

program expand,” she 

said. 

Auditions will be from 

6-8 p.m. Monday, April 

29, and Tuesday, April 30, 

at the East Campus band 

“It is amazing to be on the color guard team 

because we start practicing before school starts, 

so it becomes a way to build relationships, 

especially for freshmen members, before school 

starts. It’s not only a sport but it’s a way for 

students to build community with each other.” 

John Collier — Lockport Township High School color guard director, on 

the camaraderie the group builds 

room and are open to any 

current eighth-graders 

through juniors. 

“It is amazing to be on 

the color guard team because 

we start practicing 

before school starts, so it 

becomes a way to build relationships, 

especially for 

freshmen members, before 

school starts,” Collier 

said. “It’s not only a sport 

but it’s a way for students 

to build community with 

each other, and then they 

are building those friendships 

and are with those 

people the entire year.”

18 | April 25, 2019 | the homer horizon life & arts 


Humor and poems 

Reed School kicks off National Poetry Month with storyteller visit 

Reed School kicked off National Poetry Month earlier this month with a visit from 

storyteller Chris Fascione, who mesmerized students with his engaging stories, 

humorous wit and focus on poetry, including poetic verse and rhyme. Photos 

submitted 

Children have an entertaining moment in front of their classmates during storyteller 

Chris Fascione’s recent visit to the school. His message at the event was that 

reading books and using one’s imagination can take them anywhere.

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The Dish 

Texas de Brazil brings plethora of slow-roasted meats to Orland Park 

Steakhouse picks 

southwest suburbs 

for third Chicagoarea 

location 

Thomas Czaja, Editor 

A small, two-sided disc 

on the table is flipped from 

red to green. Suddenly, one 

by one, a variety of meats 

begin to arrive. 

The gauchos, or servers, 

bring the flame-roasted 

meat selections tableside, 

carving them off the skewer 

for hungry guests, who occasionally 

offer assistance 

by using tongs to help pry 

the succulent cuts loose. 

When guests are ready for 

a break from the parade of 

meats, they simply flip the 

disc back to red. 

With this system in place, 

Texas de Brazil allows its 

guests to eat at their own 

pace, making for a quick or 

relaxed dining experience. 

The eatery, which opened 

its third Chicago-area location 

April 5 in Orland 

Square, is a churrascaria, 

cooking meats in a churrasco 

style, which translates 

loosely into “barbecue” 

from Portuguese. 

The Brazilian steakhouse 

brand was first started in 

Texas. And its name is a 

nod to idea of blending 

Brazilian culture and cuisine 

with a cordial Texan 

and southern hospitality. 

The Orland Park location 

marks the chain’s 62nd 

spot worldwide. 

“We had a lot of feedback 

from our guests that were 

going to Schaumburg and 

going to Chicago requesting 

we come out here,” said 

Carlos Restrepo, corporate 

training manager for Texas 

de Brazil. “A lot of people 

live closer to over here. 

The salad area at Texas de Brazil is included in the fixed 

price of admission and has a wide array of offerings, 

ranging from gourmet artisan breads to imported 

cheeses, sushi and steamed asparagus. 

That’s where we are fortunate 

we had a good following, 

so when we opened the 

doors people were excited 

for us already.” 

Those who visit Texas 

de Brazil pay a fixed price. 

Regular adult meals with 

endless offerings of meat 

and a chance to pick from 

approximately 50 selections 

in a salad area is $44.99, 

with a cost of $29.99 for just 

the salad area. 

During lunch on the 

weekends, diners also get 

a dessert of their choice as 

well as bottomless non-alcoholic 

drinks included in 

the regular price. Desserts 

and drinks typically cost 

extra. 

Children ages 2 and 

younger can eat for free, 

with ages 3-5 costing $5 

and ages 6-12 being 50 percent 

off an adult meal price, 

all when a full-price meal is 

purchased with them. 

When it comes to the 

meats, there are notable favorites. 

“By far, the flank steak 

and the picanha are the 

most popular,” Restrepo 

said. “The picanha is the 

top part of the sirloin. 

That’s our house specialty. 

It’s really tender and going 

to have a little bit of a fat 

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cap around the edge. When 

it’s sliced very thin, it’s 

very, very good.” 

Other meats include the 

likes of Brazilian sausage, 

chicken breast wrapped in 

bacon, braised beef ribs, 

filet mignon and alcatra, 

another sirloin cut popular 

in Brazil. Texas de Brazil 

sources its meats from the 

Midwest, seasons them in 

rock salt and cooks them 

over an open flame using 

charcoal. 

“We let the meat speak 

Texas de Brazil gaucho Thiago Alves cuts picanha, the top part of the sirloin and a 

house specialty, at the Brazilian steakhouse brand that recently opened in Orland 

Square. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

for itself,” Restrepo said. 

“What brings a lot of flavor 

to the meats is going to be 

the charcoal itself, so we 

are using hardwood charcoal 

that imparts a lot of 

the flavor.” 

In addition to the buffet 

of juicy and delectable 

meat, the other main culinary 

component is the salad 

area. With salad dressings 

of ranch, blue cheese, balsamic 

and Brazilian vinaigrettes, 

and options like 

prosciutto, salami, smoked 

salmon, sliced tomato, capers, 

hearts of palm, spring 

mix, couscous salad and 

marinated artichoke hearts, 

there is likely something 

for everyone. 

“There are tons of items 

up there,” Restrepo said 

of the salad area. “For me, 

the first time, I would really 

recommend trying the 

lobster bisque soup that is 

made fresh daily and is really, 

really good.” 

For those with a sweet 

tooth, there is carrot cake, 

Brazilian cheesecake, Key 

lime pie and flan made in 

house and available for an 

extra charge. A seasonal 

passionfruit mousse ($8.75) 

also available for the next 

two-and-a-half months, according 

to Restrepo. 

“It is probably the lightest 

dessert we have,” Restrepo 

said of the mousse. 

“It is blended together with 

a condensed milk, and they 

whip it into a light mousse 

that is really tasty, and nice 

and light.” 

In terms of drinks, Restrepo 

said there are approximately 

150 wines on 

the wine list, with 16-17 of 

those available by the glass 

and bottles going anywhere 

in price from roughly $36- 

$400. A collection from 

South American and Californian 

vineyards await the 

palates of those looking to 

try something new. 

“If you are just starting to 

learn about wine, we’ll give 

you samples of all wines by 

the glass,” Restrepo noted. 

“We help educate our customers 

on wine. Wine is a 

great thing to have with the 

meats to make them a little 

bit better.” 

Craft cocktails include 

the caipirinha, Brazil’s national 

cocktail made with 

cachaca, sugar and lime. 

It tastes like something 

between a mojito and margarita. 

One recommendation 

Restrepo gives to new diners 

is to go to the Texas de 

Brazil website and sign-up 

for the e-club, which he 

said will give $20 off for a 

first visit, as well as invitations 

for special events and 

dinners at the steakhouse. 

Between prime cut meats, a 

focus on top-notch customer 

service and quality, the 

corporate training manager 

said Texas de Brazil’s latest 

venture has been a success 

so far. 

“We’ve gotten a lot of 

positive feedback,” Restrepo 

said. “It’s just local here 

now, and people don’t have 

to drive as far. So, they are 

really happy it is close to 

home.”

22 | April 25, 2019 | the homer horizon puzzles 


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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Bard’s “before” 

4. French singer, 

Jacques 

8. Processed, as grain 

14. Shrew 

15. In __ of (instead of) 

16. “Golf, ___?” 

17. Trattoria offering 

19. Shish kabob 

holder 

20. “Why should ___ 

you?” 

21. Fix, vet-style 

23. She plays Lady 

Edith Crawley on 

“Downton Abbey,” 

Laura _____ 

27. Assoc for seniors 

31. City map abbreviation 

32. Basketball org. 

33. German auto 

pioneer Gottlieb 

34. Build up 

36. Virally spreading 

image or idea 

37. Aerobic fitness 

program at the Orland 

Park Sportsplex 

40. Pack animal 

41. Iconic retail store 

in Orland Park 

42. “Well, well!” 

43. Ringed planet 

45. Grinds the teeth 

together 

47. Parisian friend 

48. Road hazard 

51. ___ Club 

52. Lie 

55. Teased mercilessly 

56. ___ fixe (obsession) 

57. Composer Rachmaninoff 

61. Nissan luxury 

brand 

65. Shameless and 

corrupt 

66. Shade of black 

67. Masefield play 

“The Tragedy of ___” 

68. Capital on the 

Missouri 

69. “___ extra cost!” 

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(900 S. State St., 

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(811 Northern Drive, 

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Pete Mitchell’s Bar & 

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(21000 Frankfort 

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(815) 464-8100) 

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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor 

Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s 

When it comes to a preferred location, 

Peotone is a steadily growing 

suburb with a strong infrastructure 

and an irresistible small-town charm 

with a bright future—which is why Distinctive 

Home Builders chose the Will 

County village for its newest community 

of 38 single-family homes: Westgate 

Manor. 

“Peotone is a family-friendly village 

just south of Chicago and is one 

of the best kept secrets among new 

home seekers,” said Bryan Nooner, 

President of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We expect to attract home shoppers 

from northwest Indiana and the 

south suburban Chicago marketplace. 

We will likely also see buyers from the 

Kankakee area because the Peotone 

school district is so desirable.” 

Several factors attracted Distinctive 

Home Builders to this hometown atmosphere 

community, not the least of 

which was its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters 

will enjoy several nearby train stations 

and a mere 35-minute drive to 

Chicago. 

“It’s a vibrant, growing community 

 

centers in the west and southwest suburbs 

with impressive commercial and 

industrial growth that has followed the 

residential boom here,” said Nooner. 

 

combined with lower construction 

costs add up to savings when compared 

to a similarly-equipped home in 

the area,” added Nooner. 

Westgate Manor brick and frame 

 

The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows. 

2-Story Great Room Prairie Model 

three to four bedrooms, two to threeand- 

a-half baths, full basement, 

formal dining room, vaulted, tray or 

 

kitchen with custom maple cabinets, 

family room or great room, and concrete 

driveways. Depending on the 

home selected, other standard amenities 

can include a living room, den, 

dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling in 

the master bedroom, and dual-zoned 

heating and air conditioning. 

 

wide variety of styles and selections— 

 

designs—each available in three to 

 

Manor, including two-story and ranch 

homes. Square footages span 1,600 to 

2,500 for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000 

for two-story homes. 

“Most home shoppers feel there 

 

you need and what you want in a new 

home. With our new premium inclu- 

cantly 

by including additional features 

that our buyers told us were most important 

to them,” said Nooner, who 

added that “now is the best time to buy, 

because you can still take advantage of 

preconstruction prices that range from 

the low $200s which makes this a ter- 

 

Other premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are brick 

 

basements in most models, ceramic 

 

baths and foyer; and custom maple 

cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets 

 

ers 

with dove tail joints, which is very 

rare in the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home with 

Distinctive, you truly are receiving a 

hand crafted home with custom made 

cabinets no matter what the price 

range,” noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive 

Home Builders is celebrating 

30 years building thousands of homes 

throughout the Will and south Cook 

county areas. 

Distinctive Home Builders, an in- 

 

 

with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy. 

Prior to closing, each home undergoes 

an industry leading 100-point checklist 

to insure the home measures up to 

our high quality standards. 

Aspen III Exterior 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start to 

struction 

portal. “Our customers simply 

download our Distinctive HomeBuilders 

app and they are in touch with their 

new home 24/7 from anywhere in the 

world. The app allows our customers 

to see the progress of their home and 

access their documents at any time,” 

Nooner explained. “Our customers really 

appreciate the integration of social 

media sites directly in our app allowing 

them to easily share photos and updates 

of their new home with family and 

friends,” he concluded. 

As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive 

Home Builders can modify any of 

its standard designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving 

walls, adding extra windows or even 

extending the garage are all possible. 

Nooner added that “All our homes 

 

built to the new National Energy Code 

guidelines. Every home we build has 

upgraded wall and ceiling insulation 

 

 

customers take possession of their new 

home, we perform a blower door test to 

insure that each home passes a set of 

very stringent guidelines which insures 

that our homes are tight and energy ef- 

 

means lower gas and electric bills for our 

customers each month.” 

Peotone was established in 1856 and 

 

downtown area complete with diners, 

pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season 

there is a Farmer’s Market in front 

of the American Legion. Also the community 

has a popular Fall Fest in front 

of the famous Peotone Windmill; once 

 

the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas 

in the Village Festival is another annual 

community event that concludes with a 

Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now 

has an estimated population of just over 

4,000. Metra rail service is nearby providing 

commuters easy access to downtown 

Chicago. 

Westgate Manor is conveniently located 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. The 

 

and Information Center is located in 

Manhattan three miles south of Laraway 

Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily 

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 

Wednesday and Thursday and they are 

always available by appointment. 

- 

 

times and lot availability are subject to 

change without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for current 

pricing and complete details. For more 

 

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The Homer Horizon’s 

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Minutes to shopping, dining 

and expressways. Subdivision 

has walking paths and a 

clubhouse with exercise room 

and party room available to 

rent. 

What: Rarely available end 

unit ranch townhome in 

Messenger Woods. 

Where: 16036 S. Messenger 

Circle, Homer Glen 

Amenities: Features vaulted 

ceilings, open living and 

formal dining room, kitchen 

with maple cabinetry, 

breakfast bar, ample pantry 

and closet space. Two 

generously sized bedrooms, 

master suite with full bath and 

huge walk-in closet, second 

bedroom also has access 

to a full bath and walk-in 

closet. Living room has corner 

Heatilator fireplace. Bright, 

west-facing sunroom to utilize 

year-round. Separate laundry 

room area with utility sink 

and added cabinets, two-car 

attached garage and attic 

storage, and private outside 

patio with decorative fencing 

that looks out to an open 

space with no neighbors. 

Listing Price: $264,900 

Listing Agents: 

Greg Mucha, broker, 

at (630) 546-7877 

direct/cell/text or www. 

mucharealestate.com. 

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Coldwell Banker The 

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March 27 

• 15412 Sulky 

Drive, Homer Glen, 

604917991 Piotr 

Cyganski to William 

Bartgen, Amanda M. 

Bartgen, $370,000 

March 28 

• 12301 Thorn Apple 

Drive, Homer Glen, 

604916930 Steven 

Joslyn to Piotr Cyganski, 

Anna Cyganski, 

$465,000 

March 29 

• 14950 S. Suffolk 

Court, Homer Glen, 

604911900 Amy 

M. Huels to Khurram 

Navaid, Sumera Navaid, 

$245,000 

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7320 Duvan Dr 

Tinley Park, IL 

708-532-7411 

Part-time Telephone Work 

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Due to our rapid growth and 

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Industrial Manufacturing Sales 

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VENDOR SPACES 

AVAILABLE! 

Marley Community 

Church 55th Annual 

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12625 W. 187th Street 

Mokena, IL 

June 15, 2019, 9-3pm 

Booths starting at $50 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Quinn Robinson 

Quinn Robinson is a 

sophomore at Lockport 

Township and the No. 

1 singles player on the 

Porters tennis team. 

You were the top 

singles player as a 

freshman on the JV 

team last year, but 

did you expect to be 

the top varsity singles 

player this season? 

Not really, but I knew 

I got better. I just didn’t 

know how much. Over 

the fall and winter, I took 

private lessons, and then 

group lessons. So when 

I came into the season, 

I competed with the top 

guys. 

You lost a No. 1 

singles match April 

17 at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, but your 

team won the match. 

What did you learn 

from that match? 

Yes, I lost 6-0, 6-1. It 

was my first loss in a dual 

match. All my other ones 

were in tournaments, and 

I’m 10-6 now on the year 

[through April 17]. I’ve 

just learned that playing 

against top players of that 

level, I have to adjust my 

shot and find ways to get 

points. 

How did you get 

involved in playing 

tennis? 

I started pretty young. I 

just wanted to play, but it 

was really on and off until 

I got to high school. Then, 

I became really interested 

in it and knew I really 

wanted to play. I played 

well as a freshman and 

knew I wanted to get better 

for varsity. 

Is tennis the only 

sport you play? 

It is now. Through junior 

high at Homer Jr. High, I 

did cross country and 

track. Freshman year at 

Lockport, I also did cross 

country, but then I quit 

that, as I wanted to commit 

myself to tennis. 

What is it about the 

game of tennis that 

makes it the sport for 

you? 

It’s very physically 

challenging but also is a 

mental game. It’s just the 

balance of the two is very 

intriguing. I also only play 

singles because I like it all 

on me. 

If you could meet one 

person in the world 

that is still living, who 

would it be and why? 

I would have to say 

Roger Federer. He’s just 

a great player, and I’d really 

want to meet him just 

to ask him what goes on in 

his head and apply it to my 

game. 

What do you do to 

pump yourself up 

before a match? 

I just zone out and make 

sure that my head is in the 

match. I listen to music 

once in a while on the bus 

Randy Whalen/22nd 

Century Media 

trip to an away match, but 

just something upbeat. I 

don’t have a favorite song 

or group. 

What have you 

learned from Lockport 

tennis coach Bob 

Champlin? 

I’ve learned how to control 

aspects of my game 

[and] also how to play 

against different types of 

players. 

Would you like to play 

tennis in college? 

Yes, I think I would like 

to play in college. I still 

have time to improve and 

get to that level, so well 

will see then. 

What is the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

I would say being part of 

the reputation at Lockport 

[and] just taking on that 

reputation of being a good 

athlete at a good school. 

You want to take that and 

keep it going. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Randy Whalen 

This Week In... 

Porters Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 26 host Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 host Minooka 

(Strike out Cancer), 6 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 at Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 26 host Stagg, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 host Triangular 

(Strike out Cancer), TBA 

■April ■ 30 host Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 26 at Adidas 

Tournament of Champions, 

TBD in Burlington, Iowa 

■April ■ 27 at Adidas 

Tournament of Champions, 

TBD in Burlington, Iowa 

■April ■ 30 at Sandburg, 

6:15 p.m. 

Boys Volleyball 

■April ■ 26 host Bremen, 

5 p.m. 

■April ■ 29 host Providence, 

5:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 at Lincoln-Way 

West, 5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 host Sandburg, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■April ■ 26 at Rolling 

Meadows Invite, 5 p.m. 

Girls Track and Field 

■April ■ 26 at Glenbard North 

Invite, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

New Porters football coach to meet parents, players 

Event presented by 

booster club April 

28 at East Campus 

Staff Report 

The Lockport Porters 

Football Booster Club 

will have a meet the coach 

event with new Porters 


East, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 at Hersey Invite, 

3 p.m. 


East, 8 a.m. 

■April ■ 27 at Hersey Invite, 

8 a.m. 

■April ■ 30 host Bolingbrook, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls Water Polo 

■April ■ 27 at Hoffman 

Estates, 8 a.m. 

■April ■ 29 at Bremen, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 at Bradley, 5 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■April ■ 25 at Neuqua Valley, 

6 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 at Mundelein, 

10 a.m. 

■April ■ 30 host Bradley, 

5 p.m. 

Girls Badminton 

■April ■ 25 host SWSC 

Conference Meet (Singles), 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 

■April ■ 26 at Plainfield Coop, 

7 p.m. 

■April ■ 29 host Hillcrest Coop, 

5:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 host Lincoln-Way 

Co-op, 6:15 p.m. 

Girls Lacrosse 

■April ■ 27 at Marist, 

3:30 p.m. 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 

Baseball 

■April ■ 25 at Marist, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 at Plainfield 

varsity football head coach 

George Czart. 

The meet the coach 

event is scheduled for 7 

p.m. Sunday, April 28, at 

the East Campus auditorium. 

Parents and players of 

all levels are welcome and 

encouraged to attend. 

The evening will be a 

chance to meet Czart and 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 at St. Laurence, 

11 a.m. 

■April ■ 30 host St. 

Laurence, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 host LW Central, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 

■April ■ 30 host Marmion, 

7 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■April ■ 26 at Sacred Heart- 

Griffin Tournament, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 at Sacred Heart- 

Griffin Tournament, 8 a.m. 

Softball 

■April ■ 25 host 

Resurrection, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 26 at Joliet West, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 27 at Trinity, Noon 

■April ■ 30 at Fenwick, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 1 host LW East, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■April ■ 27 at LW East Invite, 

8 a.m. 

■April ■ 29 host St. 

Laurence, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 host Brother Rice, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■April ■ 26 at LW West Invite, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys Volleyball 

■April ■ 25 host St. Ignatius, 

6 p.m. 

■April ■ 29 at Lockport, 

5:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 30 at Fenwick, 

6 p.m. 

hear him speak about the 

program and upcoming 

season, as well as meet the 

2019-2020 football booster 

board and learn more about 

the LTHS football program. 

For questions, contact 

LTHSFootballBooster 

Club@gmail.com or visit 

www.lockportfootball. 

com.

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Homer Glen native contributes to historic national championship 

Reposh part of Blinn 

College title-winning 

cheerleading squad 

Randy Whalen, Freelance Reporter 

Homer Glen is home of a national 

champion. 

That is Regan Reposh, who 

graduated from Lockport Township 

last year. Now a freshman 

at Blinn College, a two-year 

community college in Brenham, 

Texas, she helped the Buccaneers 

to a sixth-straight National 

Junior College Athletic Association 

Small Coed Division II title. 

That happened April 4-6 at the 

2019 National Cheer Association 

& National Dance Association 

Collegiate Cheer and Dance 

Championships, which took 

place in Daytona Beach, Florida. 

By being part of the program, 

Reposh became the third-ever 

former Porter cheerleader to be a 

member of a national championship 

team. 

In the finals competition, 

which was held in a band shell 

just off the beach, Blinn cheer 

earned its national title in Small 

Coed Division II with a score of 

95.42 over second-place Lindenwood 

University (94.91). 

Last year, the Buccaneers 

cheer made history as the first 

team to ever win five consecutive 

national championships 

in Small Coed Division II and 

Homer Glen native Regan 

Reposh was a member of 

the Blinn College national 

championship cheerleading 

team this season. Photo 

submitted 

now extended the record with 

six straight, per a school press 

release. 

But it did not start that way. 

“We had a rough performance 

in the preliminaries,” Reposh 

said of the opening-round performance 

for the team, which 

accounted for 25 percent of their 

score. “But going into the finals 

for our team wasn’t about winning. 

We had to be happy with 

our performance.” 

The Buccaneers were happy 

with their performance and were 

rewarded with another title. 

Reposh was extremely happy 

to be part of it, but how she 

ended up at the college, which is 

about an hour outside of Houston, 

is a story in itself. 

“I was going to go to Oklahoma 

State and was going to cheer 

there,” she said. “But then I had 

an alumni reach out to me about 

the program at Blinn.” 

That alumnus was Vonte 

Spears. 

“He was an instructor at one 

of my camps,” Reposh said of 

Spears. “Then I started working 

with him all over the place.” 

That led to her decision to go 

to Blinn rather than Oklahoma 

State. 

“I didn’t actually switch until 

last July,” Reposh said of committing 

to Blinn. “But I’m glad 

I did. My team is very family 

orientated, and my coaches [Michael 

Brewster and Sarah Barland 

Flisowski] are great. It’s not 

just about cheerleading. It’s life 

lessons, too.” 

Still, when Reposh made the 

cheer team at Blinn, there was 

no guarantee she would be part 

of the final group that competed 

at nationals. 

“When I joined the team, it was 

a big team of 40 in total, but only 

20 can make it to nationals,” she 

said. “But at the semester break, 

we had about 10 people drop 

off the team for various reasons 

from midyear graduation to no 

longer wanting to do it. 

“So, with the 20 spots for nationals, 

I worked really hard. It 

was definitely more work, but I 

knew if I put everything into it, 

that it would work out.” 

It did, and it all was made possible 

by four years of varsity 

cheer at Lockport. There, Porter 

cheer coach Jenny Krumlinde 

saw firsthand how hard Reposh 

worked. 

“Regan is one of the hardest 

working athletes that I have 

ever coached,” Krumlinde said. 

“She came in early, stayed late 

and worked hard outside of 

practice to reach her goals. She 

was a great leader and example 

for the other kids on the team. I 

think the competitiveness of our 

program really helped her to get 

where she is now. 

“Our practices were tough, 

and she was mentally and physically 

ready to succeed at the collegiate 

level. I am so proud of 

her success but am definitely not 

surprised that she is now a national 

champion.” 

Krumlinde knows a thing or 

two about what it takes to be a 

national champion, with herself 

and her younger sister, Jamie, 

being the other two Porters to 

win one. 

“We both won three national 

championships (2009, 2010 and 

2011) while cheering at the University 

of Louisville,” Krumlinde 

said. 

Reposh is happy to follow in 

the footsteps of Krumlinde and 

said she will never forget the impact 

her Porters coach made on 

her. 

“Coach Jen shaped me into the 

athlete that I am,” Reposh said. 

“Without her, I wouldn’t be here 

or be the athlete that I am.” 

Growing up with older sisters 

involved in cheer, Reposh took 

to the sport right away. Her first 

school cheer team was in sixth 

grade at Homer Jr. High. She 

was part of a pair of state-placing 

teams for the Porters, finishing 

second in the Large School 

class in 2015, and third in the 

Co-Ed Class in 2018. She does 

club cheer now, as there is never 

really an offseason in the sport. 

Next year, she hopes to help 

lead the Buccaneers to another 

national championship. Beyond 

that, she would like to move on 

to a four-year university to continue 

to cheer. 

“That’s the goal, for sure,” 

she said. “Coming into college, 

I was undecided on a major, so 

I’m kind of hoping to figure it 

out here. But it will probably be 

something in the medical field.” 

Whatever it is, Reposh will 

certainly put in the work to make 

herself a champion in that field, 

as well. 

signing 

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port history. He will now attend 

Grand Valley State University in 

Allendale, Michigan. 

“I decided to commit to Grand 

Valley State University because 

of the many many academic opportunities 

that are there for me 

to pursue,” Fields said. “It also 

has a phenomenal diving team 

with many past national champions. 

They also provided lots 

of compensation in academic 

and athletic scholarships to 

make it affordable. That’s the 

goal, to improve like I did all 

my years at Lockport.” 

Through Friday, April 19, the 

Porters girls soccer team was 

having another strong season 

with a record of 7-2-4. A big 

reason is the leadership of some 

four-year varsity players. One of 

them is Natalie Miller. She will 

continue her soccer career at St. 

Ambrose University in Davenport, 

Iowa. 

“They came out to watch me 

play at one of our home games 

last year,” Miller said of the St. 

Ambrose recruiters. “Plus, one 

of my good friends and former 

teammates, Stephanie Quigley 

[2018 Lockport grad], goes 

there. I went to a camp there 

this past winter and really liked 

it. So, I made the decision to go 

there in February.” 

Also going to St. Ambrose is 

Natalie Desmond, who is currently 

playing left field for the 

Porters softball team which was 

16-3 and ranked No. 11 in the 

state by MaxPreps through April 

19. 

“I am able to be able to still 

play softball but also continue 

my education, where I will be 

majoring in special education 

and pre-speech pathology,” 

Desmond said. “The staff at St. 

Ambrose made it feel like home 

and were very open. I fell in love 

with it after my visit over the 

summer. I will continue to play 

outfield there.” 

Another member of the softball 

team heading to play in 

college is Lauren Johnson. Last 

year, she was an outfielder and 

leading hitter on a 31-win Lockport 

team. This season, she has 

moved to catcher and is still a 

dangerous hitter as the Porters 

are in the midst of another outstanding 

campaign. She will attend 

Cottey College, an all-female 

school located in Nevada, 

Missouri. 

“I chose Cottey College because 

I felt at home there,” Johnson 

said. “The campus is beautiful, 

and it’s a small campus. As 

soon as I got to campus, I fell in 

love with it and could immediately 

see myself there. The softball 

team made me feel welcome 

and like I was already a part of 

the team. Cottey just feels like 

a home away from home. I will 

mainly be catching but will also 

be a utility player wherever I am 

needed.”



Six Porters make college commitments official 

Randy Whalen 


Innumerable talented 

athletes from Lockport 

Township have continued 

to do great things in their 

respective sports in college. 

Last week, six more 

of those Porter athletes 

signed on the dotted line to 

continue their athletic careers 

in college. That took 

place on April 17 before 

their coaches, family and 

friends in the Porter Room 

at the Lockport East Campus. 

“Lockport Township 

High School was proud 

to celebrate our spring 

signing day,” LTHS athletic 

director Mike Dwyer 

said. “We had six studentathletes 

join us for the day. 

High school athletics is 

about providing experiences 

and opportunities for 

our students to grow, learn 

and continue to be selfless 

community members. 

“The work ethic, character 

and commitment from 

our young adults is amazing. 

Thank you to these 

student-athletes, their families 

and our school community 

for the great memories 

and moments. There 

are great things ahead for 

these Porters.” 

The six senior athletes 

were from five different 

sports and will be attending 

five different colleges. 

One of them is Jack Vrba, 

a pitcher for the Lockport 

baseball team which was 

18-3 and ranked No. 8 in 

the state last week by Max- 

Preps. He is to attend Concordia 

University in Ann 

Arbor, Michigan, to continue 

his baseball career. 

Six Porters made their college commitments official 

April 17 during a signing day event held at the Lockport 

Township High School East Campus Porter Room. 

Photo submitted 

“I decided to commit 

to Concordia because the 

baseball coaches there 

are great, and it is a very 

good school to further my 

baseball and educational 

career,” Vrba said. “The 

school was a perfect fit for 

me. Another big reason is 

the coach [Zach Johnston] 

said that I would get my 

opportunity right away, 

and I wanted to go to a 

school where I could impact 

the team right away. “ 

This past winter, the 

Lockport basketball team 

finished with a winning 

record for the first time 

in seven years. A big reason 

why was the play of 

point guard Jake Karli, a 

three-year varsity player. 

Karli began each of those 

three seasons at the WJOL 

Thanksgiving Classic at 

the University of St. Francis 

in Joliet. He will also 

begin this season at the 

University of St. Francis, 

because he will continue 

his basketball career 

there. 

“What made me sign 

there is that it felt like I 

was playing at home, and 

that it was really close to 

home, as well,” Karli said. 

“They have a really good 

finance program, which 

I’m majoring in, and am 

super excited to play with 

the team this summer and 

play at the collegiate level. 

“I expect to meet a lot of 

people who work as hard 

or harder than I do. Adding 

to that, I would love to go 

to the [NAIA] tournament 

again like [the Saints] did 

last year and go even farther. 

Someone who went further 

every year at Lockport 

was Wrigley Fields. This 

winter, Fields was a member 

of the Porters statequalifying 

cheer team but 

had even more success in 

the diving competition at 

the state swimming meet, 

where he placed seventh. 

After getting 28th as a 

sophomore and 14th as 

a junior, he once again 

halved his placement by 

taking seventh as a senior. 

That was the highest finish 

by a male diver in Lock- 

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Boys Water Polo 

Lockport still 10-5 overall following loss to rival Sandburg 

Randy Whalen 


Over the years, there 

have been many close, 

competitive clashes between 

the Lockport Township 

and Sandburg boys 

water polo teams. 

Unfortunately for the 

Porters, last week’s was 

not one of them. 

Sandburg scored early 

and often and went on to 

a 16-7 victory in a South- 

West Conference clash 

on Thursday, April 18, at 

Lockport. 

The win kept the Eagles 

(13-8, 3-0) undefeated 

in the conference, while 

Lockport (10-5, 2-2) lost 

its second league match. 

Last season, Lincoln-Way 

East, Lockport and Sandburg 

had a three-way tie 

for the conference championship. 

That was the third 

time the Porters won or 

shared the conference title 

— with 2013 and 2014 

being the others — while 

Sandburg has won or 

shared it seven times since 

2008 and is in position to 

do so again. 

“We came out flat and 

then started playing our 

game in the second quarter,” 

Lockport coach Joe 

Lewandowski said. “But 

then we were flat again to 

start the third quarter. But 

[Sandburg coach] Matt 

[Niemeier] coaches a great 

team.” 

A year ago, the two 

teams split their meetings. 

The Eagles won 7-6 on 

April 14 in the title game 

of their own tournament. 

But Lockport turned the 

tables in the SWSC matchup 

and won in a blowout 

fashion five days later on 

April 19 by the score of 

16-4. 

But Sandburg came out 

blazing last week, scoring 

the game’s first six goals, 

all in the first quarter. 

Michael Bates got the 

Porters on the board with 

43 seconds left in the 

quarter. The senior scored 

again 39 seconds into the 

second quarter to cut the 

lead to 6-2. The teams then 

alternated goals for the rest 

of the half, which ended 

with the Eagles up 8-4. 

Declan Ruane fired in a 

shot 45 seconds into the 

third quarter to bring the 

Porters within 8-5. At that 

point, it appeared that a 

comeback was possible. 

Sandburg, however, scored 

a trio of goals past junior 

keeper Tony Gerritsen in 

a two-minute span to go 

up 11-5 midway through 

the third. It was 12-6 after 

three, and the Eagles 

coasted to the win. 

“We got it within 8-5,” 

Lewandowski said. “Then 

we turned the ball over in 

front of our goal, and they 

scored.” 

Bates, along with fellow 

seniors Simon Harmata 

and Tyler Thompson, all 

had two goals for the Porters. 

Seniors Peter Bukiri 

(3 goals), Jack Donnell (2 

goals) and Marko Jevtovic 

(1 goal), along with junior 

Jimmy Jenkot (1 goal), all 

added scores for Sandburg. 

Ayoub Yassin, a junior 

who did not even know 

how to swim before his 

sophomore year, was excellent 

in goal for the Eagles 

with 17 saves. 

“He was outstanding,” 

Lewandowski said of Yassin. 

“He’s one of the better 

goalies we’ve seen. He 

tracks the ball very well.” 

While Thursday’s match 

was a down one for Lockport, 

there have been positive 

things going on for 

the Porters. Earlier in the 

week, on April 16, they 

traveled to New Lenox 

and defeated Lincoln- 

Way West 19-4. Also, on 

April 17, Lockport hosted 

Fenwick in a junior varsity 

game and won by the 

score of 6-5. While it was 

a JV game, the Fenwick 

program has been one of 

the tops in the state for 

decades, and the Fenwick 

varsity team is currently 

ranked No. 1 in the state. 

With only this week and 

next week left in the regular 

season, there should be 

more wins for the Porters. 

They have had underclass 

players like juniors Casper 

Harmata, Sean Lyons, 

Nick Martin and Matt Oertel, 

along with sophomore 

Tommy Abramite, step up 

when called upon. 

“As much as we’d like 

to win all the time, you 

learn from a loss,” said Lewandowski, 

whose team 

was a school-best 27-5 

last year. “Our games from 

here on out will all be like 

organized practices to get 

ready for the sectional.”

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Errors plague LTHS against Lincoln-Way East 

Team still at 18-3 

through 21 games, 

eyes a playoff run 

Randy Whalen 


In its first 20 games 

this season, the Lockport 

Township baseball team 

only allowed 41 total runs. 

That included an amazing 

16 games where the 

Porters allowed two runs 

or less. 

In last week’s makeup 

conference game against 

Lincoln-Way East, however, 

the Porters fell off 

the tracks in a 15-7 loss. 

They committed seven 

errors and gifted the host 

Griffins 10 unearned runs 

in a key SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue Division 

matchup on Saturday, 

April 20, in Frankfort. 

The game was originally 

scheduled for Thursday, 

April 18, but was postponed 

by rain. 

The loss broke a sixgame 

winning streak by 

the Porters (18-3, 2-1). 

East (15-3, 2-1) won its 

second straight after dropping 

two in a row the previous 

week. Both teams 

had 10 hits, but the errors 

did in Lockport. 

“We just played a sloppy 

game,” Lockport senior 

designated hitter Alex Martinez 

said. “Our hitters and 

pitchers did their jobs, and 

the defense just dragged 

behind. Lincoln-Way East 

is a very good team, so giving 

them free outs is not 

an ideal situation. Going 

forward, if we just clean up 

the mistakes in the field, I 

do think we will beat them 

[this week].” 

Martinez (1-for-2, R, 

RBI), who walked to lead 

off the inning, was one of 

the Porters who had RBI 

in a six-run top of the 

third that gave them what 

looked like at the time a 

nice 7-3 lead. Four of those 

runs scored after two were 

out. Senior John Weis had 

a two-run single to drive in 

the first runs of the inning. 

Collin Woulfe had a twoout 

RBI double and scored 

when fellow senior Josh 

Bentley reached on one 

of the Griffins’ two errors. 

Senior Jackson Mladic and 

Martinez both added singles 

that scored two more 

runs. 

But that would be all 

the scoring for Lockport. 

The Griffins came back 

with five runs in the bottom 

of the third to take 

the lead for good at 8-7. 

All of those scored after 

two were out as the Porters 

committed a trio of errors 

in the inning. 

“Two of the best teams 

in the area got together 

and didn’t play very clean 

baseball,” Lockport coach 

Andy Satunas said. “Unfortunately 

for us, we 

made more mistakes than 

them. We talk about playing 

against the game and 

put a premium on playing 

catch. We did not play 

catch very well on the 

mound or in the field.” 

The score remained 8-7 

until the bottom of the 

fifth, when East added two 

more runs. The Griffins 

garnered five more in the 

sixth to put the game out 

of reach. 

Seniors Ryan Ritter (2- 

for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI), Tyler 

Safarik (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 

RBI, walk), Casey Schlif 

(2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 

walk), along with junior 

Davey Fitzpatrick (2-for- 

2, RBI), had multi-hit 

games for the Griffins. The 

Lockport senior designated hitter Alex Martinez swings at a pitch in the makeup 

game versus Lincoln-Way East Saturday, April 20, in Frankfort. Photos by Adam 

Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Collin Woulfe catches a fly ball for the Porters against the Griffins. 

Porters used five pitchers, 

while East used three. 

“This was a test of willpower,” 

East coach Eric 

Brauer said. “We were behind 

early, and there was 

nothing really going our 

way. We made a lot of mistakes, 

they made a lot of 

mistakes. I applauded our 

guys after the game for the 

mental effort, intensity and 

focus that we displayed for 

three hours. That’s a long 

game. To stay locked in, 

that says something.” 

Junior Jake Kampf 

drove in Lockport’s first 

run on an RBI single in the 

first. Senior Nolan Weis 

(3-for-4) was the only Porter 

player with multiple 

hits. Bentley and junior 

Nick Schindler also added 

hits for the Porters, who 

split their meetings with 

East last year. Each team 

won by a 2-1 score. 

“I am proud of the relentlessness 

we showed 

coming back from the early 

deficit and look forward 

to continuing to watch our 

team battle each and every 

game,” Satunas said. “We 

are grateful for the opportunity 

to continue to learn 

and get better over the last 

14 games of our season as 

we prep for a deep playoff 

run.” 

Earlier in the week, on 

April 16, the Porters traveled 

to Tinley Park and 

toppled Andrew 10-2 in 

a rematch of last season’s 

Class 4A regional title 

game which was won 6-3 

by the Thunderbolts. 

This time around, Lockport 

scored three runs in 

the first and a pair in both 

the second and third innings 

to go up 7-0. Andrew 

got two runs in the bottom 

of the third, but the Porters 

scored three more in the 

top of the fourth and coasted 

to the win. 

Kampf (2-for-3, 2 runs, 

2 RBI), Martinez (2-for- 

3, 2 RBI) and Bentley 

(1-for-3, 2 RBI) led Lockport’s 

nine-hit attack. A 

trio of Porter pitchers had 

11 strikeouts and held 

Andrew (12-6-1 through 

April 20) to two hits. 

The rematch with East 

was slated to kick off this 

week’s slate of games on 

Monday, April 22, at Flink 

Field in Lockport. There, 

the Porters were scheduled 

to see East ace Cole 

Kirschsieper. 

With a complete game 

4-2 victory over host Providence 

on April 15, the 

senior lefty picked up his 

17th victory as a Griffin 

varsity pitcher. That is the 

most by anyone in the 18- 

year history of the school. 

This Friday, April 26, 

Lockport hosts Homewood-Flossmoor 

at 4:30 

p.m. in another key SWSC 

Blue game. H-F (9-9, 1-1 

through April 20) defeated 

visiting Lincoln-Way East 

on April 12 by the score of 

11-1 in six innings. 

The Porters cap off this 

week with their annual 

Strike Out Cancer event 

on Saturday, April 27. It’s 

an all-day affair with lower 

level games earlier in 

the day. The varsity game 

is scheduled for 6 p.m. 

against Minooka.

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Media 

1st and 3 

LTHS baseball beats 

Andrew, falls to 

Lincoln-Way East 

last week 

1. Gaining more experience 

The LTHS baseball 

team beat Andrew 

by a final of 10-2 on 

April 16 before getting 

defeated 15-7 

by Lincoln-Way East 

Saturday, April 20, 

in Frankfort. 

2. Stingy giving up 

runs 

Before the loss 

against the Griffins, 

the Porters 

had only allowed 41 

runs in their first 20 

games. 

3. Building leads 

Lockport got out to 

a 7-3 lead against 

the Griffins and 

7-0 versus Andrew 

after the top of the 

third inning in each 

game. 

Baseball 

Celtics keep game close against Griffins’ ace, get players healthy 

Randy Whalen 


Cole Kirschsieper stands 

alone. 

Not only has the Lincoln-Way 

East pitcher been 

amazing this season, but he 

is also now officially the 

best pitcher in the 18-year 

history of Griffin baseball. 

With a complete game, 

4-2 victory over host Providence 

on April 15, Kirschsieper 

picked up his 17th 

victory as a Griffin varsity 

pitcher. With at least 

a month left in the season, 

the senior left-hander 

should certainly add to that 

total, too. 

With his victory to open 

last week, Kirschsieper 

improved to 6-0 so far this 

season. He was 10-2 last 

year and also picked up a 

varsity victory as a sophomore. 

Against Providence, a 

possible sectional opponent, 

Kirschsieper fired 

68 of his 101 pitches for 

strikes. He struck out seven, 

walked none and gave 

up his first earned run of the 

season, so his ERA in 34 

innings rose to 0.21. As of 

the end of the game against 

the Celtics, the University 

of Illinois recruit had 38 

strikeouts on the season. 

“I knew a lot of guys 

on that team, and I know 

how to approach them,” 

Kirschseiper said. “But 

they know what’s coming, 

too. Some of the pitches 

I didn’t locate well. But 

I was just trying to stay 

ahead in the count. 

Providence junior Brendan Slota, of Homer Glen, waits 

for a pitch during the April 15 game against Lincoln- 

Way East. Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

“I would mix in my 

change-up, move the ball 

in-and-out with some offspeed 

stuff. That’s what 

I’ve done all season.” 

Even with their ace on 

the mound, the Griffins 

(14-3) found themselves 

in a 2-2 tie in the top of 

the seventh. With one out, 

senior shortstop Ryan Ritter 

(1-for-3, R) was hit in 

the head by a pitch. Junior 

catcher Ryan Mcoy (1-for- 

3) also looked like he was 

hit by a pitch in the foot. 

But in a strange ruling, the 

umpires said he intentionally 

kicked the ball. So still 

at-bat, McCoy flew out to 

right. 

Senior centerfielder Tyler 

Safarik (1-for-3, run) was 

then hit by a pitch for real 

as another breaking ball got 

away and also plunked him 

in the head. That brought 

a Celtics pitching change 

and also brought senior first 

baseman Casey Schilf to the 

plate. The senior first baseman 

took a strike and then 

drilled a two-run double to 

right-center for what proved 

to be the winning runs. 

“I was looking for something 

early; I didn’t want to 

get deep in the count,” said 

Schilf, who was 1-for-3 

with 3 RBI. “I just wanted 

to hopefully hit something 

hard. In my earlier at-bats, I 

didn’t get the result I wanted. 

I was just looking early 

in the count to hit it hard 

somewhere, and luckily it 

found a hole. 

“It was good to come 

back from a couple of losses 

in a row. Providence is a 

good team, and we wanted 

it.” 

Approaching the 

105-pitch limit, Kirschsieper 

retired the side in 

order in the bottom of the 

seventh on 10 pitches. 

That included a three-pitch 

strikeout for the second out. 

East, which entered the 

game on a two-game losing 

streak, scored a run in the 

top of the first. But it could 

have been a lot more, as the 

Griffins had the bases loaded 

with no outs. They did 

score on a sacrifice fly to 

center off the bat of Schilf. 

That scored senior third 

baseman Matt Watson, who 

had walked to lead off the 

game. 

With the game tied 1-1, 

East retook the lead in the 

fourth. Senior left fielder 

Joey Selvaggio (1-for-3) 

smashed an RBI double 

down the first base line to 

score senior pinch hitter 

Jack Bertolani. Junior right 

fielder Cael Geijer (1-for-4) 

and junior second baseman 

TJ DeVies (1-for-2, walk) 

also had hits for the Griffins, 

who had seven hits, 

three walks and two reach 

on hit by pitches while only 

striking out three times 

against a trio of Providence 

pitchers. 

The Celtics scored their 

first run in the bottom of the 

third. Sophomore shortstop 

Ryan O’Neil had a one-out 

double to left center, went 

to third on a two-out wild 

pitch and scored when 

senior right fielder Josh 

Mrozek (1-for-3) reached 

on the second of East’s 

two errors. The Celtics tied 

the game in the fifth when 

O’Neil (2-for-2, run, RBI) 

had an RBI double down 

the left-field line. That 

scored junior Luke Pell 

(1-for-3, run), who had a 

two-out single to left. Junior 

second baseman Jake 

Mucha (1-for-3) and junior 

catcher Gavin Delrose (1- 

for-3, double) also added 

hits for Providence. 

“I think we played well,” 

Providence coach Mark 

Smith said. “We were facing 

a tough pitcher, it’s a 

neighborhood rivalry and 

I’m not disappointed in 

the way we played. We’ve 

battled illness and injury. 

We had [senior center fielder] 

Alex Helmin was back 

for the first time in three 

weeks, and Josh Mrozek 

was back for the first time 

in a week. We still have [senior 

catcher] Tyler Struck 

out with a shoulder strain. 

“We’re a young team, 

and we made some big 

plays. We’ve pitched well 

and played some great defense. 

We just have to get 

some key hits.” 

Providence rebounded 

the next day, April 16, with 

a much-needed 6-5 win 

over host Mount Carmel. 

Junior right fielder Ryan 

Manikowski (3-for-4, run) 

led a 10-hit team day for 

the Celtics, who improved 

to 9-7 overall and 2-3 in the 

Catholic League. Senior 

center fielder Alex Helmin 

(2-for-4, 4 RBI) had tworun 

singles in both the first 

and second innings, and 

Vitas vaporized a two-run 

home run to left in the fifth 

for a 6-2 lead. 

Mount Carmel (9-9), 

which won the 2013 Class 

4A state title and lost to 

Providence 6-5 in 8 innings 

in the 2015 state championship 

game, scored single 

runs in the fifth, sixth and 

seventh, but the comeback 

fell short, as a pop-up ended 

the game. 

LISTEN UP 

“We are grateful for the opportunity to continue to 

learn and get better over the last 14 games of our 

season as we prep for a deep playoff run.” 

Andy Satunas — LTHS baseball coach, after the loss 

to Lincoln-Way East 

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Baseball 

Home battle — 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, vs. Homewood-Flossmoor 

• The Porters host another key conference matchup when the 

Vikings come to town. 

Index 

34 - This Week In 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas 

Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

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LTHS conducts latest signing day 

for student-athletes, Page 36 

A national champion Homer Glen 

native recounts recently winning cheerleading 

national title at Texas community college, Page 35 

Porters baseball quickly turns page on 

uncharacteristically sloppy game against Griffins, 

looks to keep adding to high win total, Page 38 

Lockport’s Jackson Mladic hustles to first base in the makeup game against Lincoln-Way East 

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